World News: Planes in flames after Israeli strike on Yemen's main airport

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In the Middle East, Israel has launched airstrikes on Yemen's capital, Sanaa, targeting multiple sites, including the main airport, in retaliation for a recent missile attack by Houthi rebels near Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday.

On Tuesday, local time, Israeli warplanes conducted a series of airstrikes on Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen.

The Israel Defense Forces reported that the operation "fully disabled" Sanaa International Airport.

The strike also targeted power stations and a concrete factory believed to be used for military purposes.

The airstrikes were a direct response to a ballistic missile launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi group, which landed near Israel's Ben Gurion Airport on May 4 the first time a Houthi missile had reached the vicinity of Israel's main international airport.

The Israeli strikes resulted in at least three deaths and 35 others wounded.

This marks the second straight day of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen, following previous attacks on the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah on Monday.

In Germany, Friedrich Merz officially became the country's chancellor on May 6 after securing a majority in a second parliamentary vote, following an unprecedented defeat in the first one.

In the initial round, Merz fell short by six votes, marking the first such occurrence in postwar German history.

In the second round of votes, Merz secured 325 out of 630 ballots, enabling him to lead a coalition government of his center-right Christian Democratic Union and the Christian Social Union alliance, and the center-left Social Democratic Party.

Merz, who won an election in February, was then finally approved as chancellor by the Bundestag president.

In the United States, the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, permitted the Trump administration to enforce its ban on transgender individuals serving in the military.

The six-to-three decision, issued without a detailed explanation, lifted a lower court injunction that had blocked the policy that allowed the Department of Defense to discharge current transgender service members and deny enlistment to new applicants.

This stems from President Donald Trump's executive order issued in January,

asserting that gender identity differing from biological sex undermined military "cohesion."

Choi Chi-hee, Arirang News.